Early Canadian numismatists gave hobby life

A 1906 bronze medal marking the bicentennial of the Château Ramezay, where the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montréal met after forming in 1862 as the Montréal Numismatic Society.

As Canada came to the fore of the numismatic world in the mid-19th century, it was on the backs of numismatic researchers and writers like Robert Wallace McLachlan. Born in Montréal in 1845, McLachlan amassed the most extensive coin collection in 19th-century Canada. What was in 1894 more than 8,000 pieces, ranging from ancients to... Continue reading →

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